Unisex name · since 1922
Maze
Since 1922, U.S. Social Security records show 352 babies named Maze, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,715 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,460 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 352
- born since 1922
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Maze is the #2460 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 352 recorded since 1922.
Maze has 352 recorded births among boys since 1922, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2460 as of the latest data, more common than 82% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1922 to 2025.
- #9,715 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,460 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 352 born since 1922
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maze ranks #9,715 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,460 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 352 born since 1922, peaking in the 2020s.
- #9,715 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,460 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 352
- born since 1922
- 2020s
- peak decade
Maze's 352 recorded births place it above 78.62% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
How Maze compares
352 49th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Maze's all-time total is 5% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Maze | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 352 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 55 | 34 | 22,252 |
Maze's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Maze's SSA record in two at 2016 and the more recent half accounts for 81% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 19%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1922, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 55, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Maze popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1922–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 55
- Annual births at peak, across 104 years of records
Maze popularity over time - girls
191 total births recorded since 2017 (Maze as girls' name)
Maze by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (216 births, 61% of the file).
2020s was Maze's strongest decade.
216 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Maze births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
- 2010s
2010s
120 births
- 2020s
2020s
216 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 216 births (61% of all-time use).
Maze by state
Where Maze concentrates geographically, total births since 1922
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 7 | 2.0% |
| #2 | California | | 6 | 1.7% |
| #3 | Florida | | 6 | 1.7% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 6 | 1.7% |
| #5 | Texas | | 5 | 1.4% |
7 of 352 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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- Georgia records the most Mazes (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Maze: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~103 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1922–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Maze draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.